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Hayholme moated site

England
List entry 1008043
Nation
England
The designation
Reference
List entry 1008043
Authority
Historic England (NHLE)
Status
Scheduled Monument
Scheduled area
0.27 hectares
Grid reference
TA 09205 46792
Boundary

Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

Hayholme moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England. The site consists of a moated enclosure, a defensive feature characteristic of medieval settlement and land management that was particularly common in England during the 12th to 16th centuries. The moat, which would have surrounded a residential or administrative structure, represents a form of aristocratic or gentry habitation typical of the medieval period. Such moated sites served both practical defensive purposes and as visible markers of status and territorial control within the medieval landscape.

Hayholme moated site is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1008043. View the official record →

About this monument

Questions & answers

What is Hayholme moated site?

Hayholme moated site is a medieval earthwork monument located in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1008043.

Who is responsible for protecting Hayholme moated site?

Hayholme moated site is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1008043.

What other scheduled monuments are near Hayholme moated site?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Market cross (2.7 km), Barf Hill moated site (4.6 km), Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor (5 km).

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Overview
An interactive map of the location with every monument and battle plotted, and a plain-language history built only from what the record holds.
Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Domesday
The settlement's entry in the 1086 Domesday Book: who held it, what it was worth, and the people who worked the land.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
LiDAR
Laser-scanned terrain that reveals earthworks hidden under fields and woodland, with likely features flagged.
Local Names
What the street and field names around here actually mean, and the history buried inside them.
Historical Maps
Ordnance Survey maps from the 1800s, layered over the location as it stands today.
Literature
The books, county histories, charters and archives that mention this place, quoted with their sources.
Legal
The protected sites nearby and the metal-detecting, access and treasure laws that apply to this ground.
Spotlight
A deep dive into the most remarkable, lesser-known history of the place, traced back to the record.
Target Zones
For detectorists: the most promising ground to search nearby, ranked by confidence, with what to expect.
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The whole story of the location told era by era, from prehistory to the present day.
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Nearby

Other scheduled monuments within 10 km

Market cross
2.7 km
Barf Hill moated site
4.6 km
Eske medieval settlement and field system, west and south of Eske Manor
5 km
Medieval moated tile kiln 250m north east of North Grange Farm
6.3 km
Moated grange at Moor Grange
6.5 km
Meaux duck decoy, 420m south west of Meaux Decoy Farm
6.6 km
Site of Meaux Cistercian Abbey
7.4 km
Manorial earthworks and fishponds in Rise Park, including the site of Black Hall and Mote Hill
7.6 km
The ground beneath

The bedrock under Hayholme moated site

Hayholme moated site stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.

The wider landscape

Around Hayholme moated site

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